COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Sacramento region – ABC10.com KXTV

UC Davis is among seven California hospitals to receive a portion of California's first 327,000 allotted doses. In a tweet, UC Davis Health said the shipment was delivered by FedEx and will be stored in dry ice. The vaccines are on their way to a UC Davis' ultra-cold storage freezer, then will soon be administered to frontline workers in the Sacramento region.

The first in line are those who work in the emergency department, which includes staff who clean rooms, food service workers, reception staff who greet patients, and those who provide direct patient care such as doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and more.

As of Tuesday morning, the Greater Sacramento Region sits at 14.8% ICU bed capacity as rising coronavirus cases statewide are being linked to Thanksgiving gatherings. The region was put under a stay-at-home order on December 10. The stay-at-home will continue for a minimum of three weeks despite the positive trend.

Hospital leaders say the plan is start vaccinating staff within an hour of vaccine delivery as early as Monday, likely Tuesday.

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